In all of history, only one man has ever managed to be elected governor of two US states (Sam Houston - Tennessee and Texas). Now ex-Bay Stater William Weld wants to be the governor of New York, and he’s promising a big tax cut for low and middle-income New Yorkers. Also, Tamar Jacoby talks immigrants, Moikgantsi Kgama finds a homeland for the films of the African Diaspora, healthcare experts discuss the small state with a big plan and two entertainment journalists navigate the turbulence caused by a 9/11 trailer.
As The Weld Turns
William Weld, Republican candidate for Governor of New York and former Massachusetts Governor
-on his gubernatorial ambitions.
» Weld for Governor
-on his gubernatorial ambitions.
» Weld for Governor
Stirring the Pot
Tamar Jacoby, senior fellow, Manhattan Institute and author, Reinventing The Melting Pot: The New Immigrants And What It Means To Be An American (Perseus Books Group, 2004)
- on the immigration bill.
» Reinventing The Melting Pot (Perseus Books Group, 2004) by Tamar Jacoby
- on the immigration bill.
» Reinventing The Melting Pot (Perseus Books Group, 2004) by Tamar Jacoby
The Life and Times of...
Moikgansti Kgama, founder of Imagenation, a Harlem-based nonprofit working with African diaspora cinema and director of communications and developement for Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement,
-on the films of the African diaspora.
» Imagenation website
-on the films of the African diaspora.
» Imagenation website
Mass Healthcare
Regina Herzlinger, Manhattan Institute senior fellow
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Alice Burton, vice president of Academy Health a health care research organization and director of the State Coverage Initiative
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Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler, associate professor of Medicine at Harvard and co-director of the Harvard Medical School General Internal Medicine Fellowship ...
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Alice Burton, vice president of Academy Health a health care research organization and director of the State Coverage Initiative
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Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler, associate professor of Medicine at Harvard and co-director of the Harvard Medical School General Internal Medicine Fellowship ...
Trailer of Tears
Owen Gleiberman, film critic for Entertainment Weekly
and
Sharon Waxman, Hollywood correspondent for the New York Times
-on the recently pulled trailer of United 93, a dramatic recreation of a hijacked 9/11 flight.
» "Universal Will Not Pull 'United 93' Trailer Despite Criticism" by Sharon Waxman in The ...
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Sharon Waxman, Hollywood correspondent for the New York Times
-on the recently pulled trailer of United 93, a dramatic recreation of a hijacked 9/11 flight.
» "Universal Will Not Pull 'United 93' Trailer Despite Criticism" by Sharon Waxman in The ...
It's Snowing!
The view from Brian's office
Weld Favors Plan That Would Make Healthcare Near-Universal in New York
We recorded the interview earlier this morning with gubernatorial candidate and ex-MA gov. William Weld. When BL pressed Weld on his plans for healthcare in NY, he said:
"The combination of incentives and penalties in the Massachusetts bill is very intriguing. I think it's worth studying with an eye ...
Required Reading: April 5, 2006
In which Sheldon Silver wades into the WTC rebuilding fracas, NY and NJ hospitals are rated the nation's worst, Massachusetts passes a plan for near-universal healthcare, foreign relief groups blast the Red Cross over Katrina response, Katie Couric says yes (really!) to CBS, a DHS spokesman is caught in a ...
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